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Showing 43714380 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-7

…25-88 of the Commercial Code must contain, in addition to the information listed in articles 92 or 117 of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies, an indication of the amounts paid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-13

…ding the provisions of Articles R. 343-9 and R. 343-10, investments accepted in respect of variable capital life assurance or capitalisation contracts, in which the sum insured is determined by refere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-4

…taken from actual working time and remunerated as such at the normal due date.A company or, as the case may be, group agreement may contain more favourable provisions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-42

…ty of requests received from foreign counterpart authorities and Europol and relating to the communication of information emanating from the service mentioned in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-24

When an office of clerk of the commercial court cannot be filled by exercising the right of presentation, that office shall be declared vacant by decision of the Minister of Justice, and shall be fill…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R1612-8

…ls runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-2

…eath occurs in a public or private health, social or medico-social establishment, this operation is carried out by an agent of the establishment, under the responsibility of the head of the establishm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-56

…It is issued, for each of their establishments, by the prefect in the department where they are located. In Paris, authorisation is issued by the Prefect of Police. The latter also issues authorisat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article R2334-22

The grant application is submitted by the mayor or the president of the competent inter-communal public cooperation establishment or signatory of the agreement provided for in the penultimate paragrap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-10

To obtain authorisation as a portfolio management company, applicants must submit their application to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a fi…

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